Should serious traffic offenders get a monitoring box?

Serious traffic offenders who commit multiple infractions must be given a surveillance box so that their behavior can be monitored. Member of Parliament Daniël Koerhuis (VVD) will support the introduction of this law in a two-minute debate on road safety this Thursday.

During the two-minute debate, each group has two minutes to speak. You can follow the debate on April 13 from 11:50 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. via this link.

Traffic offenders receive a monitoring box

The majority of the House of Representatives believe that a judge should decide which serious traffic offenders receive a surveillance box. Such a box can be imposed after a driving ban or other “heavy” penalty. The aim is to reintegrate the traffic pig into normal traffic. If this is not possible, this is immediately evident and a new penalty – for example a driving ban – can be imposed. Both the pits and any penalties that may be imposed by a pit must serve traffic safety.

The initiative to amend the Road Traffic Act comes from the Victim Assistance Fund, which is supported by the CBR, among others. The initiative has also been included in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management’s National Road Safety Action Plan 2022-2025.

No box yet

We have been working on a monitoring box for serious traffic offenders for some time. However, there is still no working box to keep track of traffic hogs. The first test is scheduled for next summer. Twenty drivers will drive around with a surveillance box for three months. Not only can the box monitor traffic violations, it can also act as a driving lock.

In addition, a change in the Road Traffic Act must be implemented and the regulations must be anchored in criminal law. So the question is, will we ever see the vigilante boxes for serious traffic offenders. The question is how the technology is used and applied.